Medicine NewsThere are numerous causes for male infertility, such as varicoceles, hormonal dysfunction, physical trauma, obstructions, diseases (sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, anemia) and side effects from certain drugs. Varicoceles are the most common cause of male infertility. Varicoceles are abnormal and/or enlarged veins that surround the testicles, and are similar to varicose veins in [...]
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The numbers of new cases of diabetes rose 74 per cent between 1997 and 2003, new research reveals. The findings, published in the ‘Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health’, suggest that rates of diabetes are increasing at a faster rate in the UK than they are in North America, where prevalence of the [...]
Researchers at the University of Vermont Cardiovascular Research Institute, Colchester, Vermont have found that increased expression in the heart of plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 (PAI-1) is profibrotic.
Spending time with a grandparent is linked with better social skills and fewer behavior problems among adolescents, especially those living in single-parent or stepfamily households, according to a new study. This study, appearing in the February Journal of Family Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association, found that children and adolescents whose parents [...]
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In the past 50 years individual levels of wealth have increased but so have crime, deprivation, depression and addictions to alcohol and drugs. Most of us believe that more money will make us happier; however, as societies become richer, does that wealth positively impact on our happiness? The ‘Recession: health and happiness’ [...]
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Women undertaking a ten week program of 75 minute Restorative Yoga (RY) classes gained positive differences in aspects of mental health such as depression, positive emotions, and spirituality (feeling calm/peaceful) compared to the control group. The study, published in a special issue of Psycho-Oncology focusing on physical activity, shows the women had a 50% reduction [...]
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The recovery of some stroke victims, those who suffer brain haemorrhage, could be vastly improved if they were tested and treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, a distressing psychological condition more commonly known to affect soldiers who have fought in war zones.
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Research by an Iowa State University scientist suggests that cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins may lessen brain function. Yeon-Kyun Shin, a biophysics professor in the department of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, says the results of his study show that drugs that inhibit the liver from making cholesterol may also keep the [...]
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